Minute recording

[Guest SarahMit]

How do you appropriately record in the minutes a motion being made? This is how I think it is recorded- but would love confirmation that this is correct or suggestions of a better method.

"Person 1 motioned to approve the minutes; Person 2 seconded the motion: motion passed

[Rob Elsman]

The approval of the minutes is not put to a vote.

"The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved."

"The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, as corrected."

[hmtcastle]

How do you appropriately record in the minutes a motion being made?

"Mr. Johnson moved that 'John R. Brown be admitted to membership in the Society'. The motion was adopted after debate."

See pp.454-456 for sample minutes.

[Rev Ed]

And unless the organization has a standing rule about it, you need not even mention who seconds a motion.

[Josh Martin]

And unless the organization has a standing rule about it, you need not even mention who seconds a motion.

Such a rule would be a special rule of order, not a standing rule. The assembly can also order this on a case-by-case basis. (RONR, 10th ed., pg. 453, lines 29-30)